DWC-002 — WETH/USDC Wide Range

Strategy Purpose

The purpose of DWC-002 is to provide a more forgiving, long-dwell reference vault on the same WETH/USDC pool as DWC-001. While a narrower band can offer higher fee density, it also leaves the position out-of-range more often when price moves. This vault instead:

• Maximizes time-in-range across wider price moves.
• Targets steadier, slower-feeling USDC fee accrual.
• Acts as a “set, monitor, adjust” position rather than a high-attention one.

For learners, DWC-002 is a useful contrast to DWC-001: same pair, same principal, different band philosophy.

Wide Range Design

A wide range intentionally sacrifices some fee concentration in exchange for resiliency:

• Broader coverage: The band is placed to cover a larger slice of plausible WETH price action versus USDC.
• Less micro-management: Because the band is wider, the vault doesn’t need adjustment every time ETH wiggles.
• Smoother experience: Ideal for observing how fees accumulate over days and weeks rather than hours.

The exact boundaries and distances involved are part of the internal Digital WealthCraft methodology and sit on the “how-to” side of the line, which is reserved for deeper materials.

Why Pair It With the Moderate Vault?

DWC-002 is intentionally paired with DWC-001 to show how two USDC vaults on the same pool can behave differently:

• DWC-001 (Moderate): Higher fee density, more sensitive to price leaving the band.
• DWC-002 (Wide): Lower fee density per unit of liquidity, but more time actively capturing swaps.

This side-by-side structure gives a clean, real-world example of the core range trade-off: fee concentration vs. time in range.

Educational Focus

Watching DWC-002 over time helps learners see:

• How a wide-band position “feels” compared with a tighter one.
• What happens when ETH trends for a while—does the vault stay in range longer?
• How USDC fee accrual can continue even when price is drifting, not oscillating tightly.
• Why some LPs prefer lower-maintenance, wide bands as a baseline position.

Role in the DWC Vault Set

In the broader Krystal Vault structure:

• DWC-001: USDC-principal, moderate band — core reference for “active but not frenetic” USDC yield.
• DWC-002: USDC-principal, wide band — long-dwell companion vault for the same pair.
• DWC-003: cbBTC/WETH tight range — BTC (cbBTC) accumulation vault.
• DWC-004: WETH/USDC straddle — WETH accumulation and gas support vault.

Together, these positions help illustrate how you can shape different objectives from the same underlying markets: stability in USDC, stack-building in BTC and ETH.

Current Notes & Observations

As an active vault, DWC-002 is observed for:

• Average time-in-range versus DWC-001 under similar market conditions.
• USDC fee accumulation across longer windows (days/weeks).
• Whether band adjustments can be kept relatively infrequent without sacrificing too much fee opportunity.

These observations feed back into both the educational materials and future designs, including how we talk about band selection in courses and member-only sessions.